Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3722, Amon Fox, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn
Fox, Amon
R 3722
CONTENTS

Ammon Fox
C. North Comstock
p. 315 right Feb. 28 1777 adult
no
Terms in 1777 in which officers are not stated cannot be computed as if must be matter of conjecture, interpret it as if in
Don W. Barker KdR

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Aaron Fox
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1776 - 6 - private John Ely Colonel - { 86 - { Middletown Paul Beebe   1777 - 4 - private not ascertained Names of other officers not recollecting " Jonathan Burlinson Ezekiel Tinker Rev. F. Sarrow  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. (This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.)]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
It must appear that Capt Courtois & Col Ely commanded a corps raised / a 6 months actual service in 1776 by the archives of the State. Service in which officers not designated cannot be

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
allowed unless satisfactory proved in point of duration

State of Connecticut } County of New London } ss.
On this 30 th day of November A.D. 1833. personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the District of New London, in open Court, & now sitting Aaron Fox a resident of Waterford in the County District of State aforesaid aged Eighty sided years who being first duly sworn  affirmed according to law doth on his oath  affirmation make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated -
In the month of July 1775  1776 according to his best recollection on the 8 th day of said month - in the town of New London - he the declarant entered as a private into a Company of Infantry commanded by Captain Nathaniel Coombs took of said town of New London to serve for the term of six months - that he did serve as such private in said Company the full term of six months & that at the expiration thereof he was honorably discharged - that he does not nor cannot recollect whether he received a written discharge but that if he did receive one it has been lost by time or accident - That he was discharged at some place on the North River called North Castle or some name like that & that he got home some time in the winter. That John Sely of Lyme in said County was Colonel of the Regiment that Nathaniel Watrous was Lieutenant & the Ensigns name he does not remember & that Elijah Waterhouse was first Sergeant - That said Company marched by land towards New York & passed through New Haven where it rested on the Sabbath, he will remember this from the fact that he attended Meeting three times that day at three different Meeting houses - he also recollects that he passed through Norwalk in said State & to a place called Byram - at this place he was taken sick & lay there for some time & afterwards rejoined his Company at the White Plains.

That the night before the Battle of White Plains he the Declarant was put up on a guard which was stationed at a place off about South East from the Main body of the army & in the morning he found that the enemy had got between the guard & the army that the guard made a circuit round at some distance & joined the company on its retreat towards North Castle, but he does not recollect the name of the officer of the guard
And the said Declarant further says that in the year following viz in the year 1777 according to his best recollection about the first of June in that year he the Declarant was drafted to serve for the term of Four Months, that he did serve for the said term of Four Months in the Fort in New London - that he cannot remember the name of his officers nor any of the circumstances connected with this term of service - that in the former term of service above detailed he began to entertain conscientious scruples concerning the lawfulness of bearing arms, and that he was forced contrary to his views of Religious duty into this service & that he has not endeavored to retain the recollection of the officers under whom he served nor the circumstances connected with this service because they bring no good thoughts into his mind.
That he has become very infirm in his bodily health & that through age his mind is so broken that he cannot safely be more explicit in his Declaration. And he doth further depose & say that By reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service but according to his best recollection he served not up then the periods mentioned below & in the following grades
For Six months I served as a private in Capt - Gowslocks Company -
For Four Months I served as a private in Fort Trumbull in New London & for such service I claim a pension -
That he has no documentary evidence of his service nor does he know of any persons now living

Who were with him in the services above mentioned except Messrs Egkille Tinker & Paul Bube both of said Watertown now witnesses in court ready to testify in his behalf -
That he was born in that part of State now Mendon now Watertown on the 10 th day of May 1744 th as he has always understood from his parents but that he has no record of his birth - That he resided in said Watertown then Mendon when he enlisted & when he was drafted and that he knows of no other persons now living other than those above mentioned whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any the agency of any State
And in answer to the Interrogatories presented by the War Department the same being proposed & put to him by said Court he says that he has truly stated in the foregoing declaration all his knowledge of recollection - To the 7 th Interrogatory he can answer that he is known in his present neighborhood to Elders Francis Darrow & Jonathan Calkins who can testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution -
Subscribed & affirmed to in open court before said Court this 30 th day of Nov AD 1833 at P. William Park
Simon P. D. R.

Amon Fox
28903
FOX, AMON (CONN.) R-3722
Volney G. Barber H.P.R.

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed in the War Department that the above and within named applicant Amos Foss was a Revolutionary soldier and served as so states —
And the Court further Certifies that it appears to be proved that the Rev. Francis Darrow who has signed & sworn to the preceding affidavit is a Clergyman of the Baptist denomination in the town of Waterville in Somerset County and that Jonathan Perkins, Ezekiel Perkins & Paul Beebe who have also signed & sworn to the preceding depositions are all residents in said town of Waterville and are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to full credit & belief — I find John Edward Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Amos Foss for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the Seal of said Court at my office this 11th day of Dec. A. D. 1833
J. H. Nunn Clerk

Jonathan Caulkins a resident of the town of Waterford in Rensselaer County, State of Connecticut aged about 69 years having been duly sworn according to law before testifies & says that he has long known William Fox of said Waterford now in court an applicant for a pension - that he the said Deponent was in the son of Captain Jonathan Caulkins late of said town (then part of Rensselaer) deceased That said Deponent well recollects that the said William Fox, then a private in the Company of Militia of said State was which said Company was under the command of his said father was drafted to serve a term of duty in the Rensselaer fort - That he well remembers that the said Fox having refused to go was taken out of a Religious Meeting on a Sunday by a friend of William & was carried off as Deponent then understood to Rensselaer - Deponent was present at said Meeting & well remembers that with some other Boys he followed on part of the way - That this was in warm weather for said Fox at that time had no coat on but was in his shirt sleeves & that liberty was given him to go & get his coat at the place where he then lived - and the Deponent further testifies that from certain circumstances connected with the absence of his father he believes that said draft was for 3 months service & that said Fox was carried off some time in the first part of June 1777 and that he did not return home till harvest time in the fall - That his said father returned from the taking of Burgoyne at Saratoga about the time when said Fox returned to the neighborhood - That the taking of the said Fox was the subject of conversation in the family of his said father & the facts are deeply impressed upon his mind - That the said Fox has ever sustained a high character for truth & integrity & that in the opinion of Deponent full credit may be given to his statement Jonathan Caulkins
Subscribed & sworn to in open court before the Court of Pensions Nov 30 th 1833 J. Chamberlain

A Francis Darrow of the town of Watford in Middlesex County State of Connecticut, a Clergyman of the Baptist Church & minister of that Church in said town of Watford having been duly sworn according to law on my oath does testify & say, That he have long known Mr Amon Fox of said town, now in Court & an applicant for a pension That he is well acquainted with the said Fox who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that he believes him to be of Seventy Eight years of age - That he is respected & beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that deponent concurs in that opinion -
And said deponent further says that he has heard the above declaration of the said Fox read to him & that some of the facts have long been known to him from the testimony of aged people now deceased - That the said Fox has become much infatuated in his mind & that his memory is much broken in consequence of age as deponent believes, but that has ever sustained & still does sustain a high character for honesty integrity & piety & in the opinion of the deponent full reliance may be placed in all his statements.
Subscribed & sworn to before me this 10th day of December 11 th 1833 Wm. L. Chaplin Clerk
Francis Darrow
FOX, AMON (CONN.) R-3722

3722 P. O.
Amos Frost
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
REJECTED
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Connecticut Pavl
Aimon Fox
Rejected.
See let. Hon N. Barber 10 th February 1830
3722
✓ 1132

Paul Beebe of the town of Waterford in the County of New London State of Connecticut of lawful age viz about seventy two years old having been duly sworn according to law in his oath deposes & says - That he now is & for many years past has been a pensioner of the United States, first as an invalid pension & afterwards received a full pension - That in the year 1776 he the deponent was in the Continental Army in Col. Charles Webb Regt. & Captain Nathan Hale's Comp y & the said deponent on his oath aforesaid further says, that in the summer of that year Mr. Aaron Fox now of said Waterford & wife known to the deponent was at the White Plains as a private sol- dier in one of the Regiments of Connecticut troops which said Regiment was commanded by Col. John Ely - that to the best of de- ponent's recollection the said Regiment & the said Fox among the others served six months but of the length of the service he cannot be certain and he will remember that he saw the said Aaron Fox often among the men of said Regiment - does not recollect the name of the Captain in Shaws Comp y the said Fox served - That the father of the said deponent viz Mr. Julius Beebe now deceased was a Captain in the same reg t viz Ely's & deponent was often with the men of that Regiment as they were his former neighbors & many of them his particular friends - That the said Aaron Fox came to the house of the deponent within two weeks to ask deponent to come to court & testify in his behalf & the deponent agreed to come on Saturday the 30 th of Nov r last but as the weather was very stormy he did not come at that time but that he knows the said applicant to be the same per- son who was in the service at White Plains before Mr. December 6 th 1833.
Paul Beebe
James Rogers Justice of Peace

State of Connecticut } County of New London } fs
I John D c Witt Clerk of the County Court in and for said New London County do hereby certify that I ammy Rogers esq r before whom the within deposition of Paul Bibe was taken was on the 6 th day of December Instant and still is a Justice of the peace in and for said New London County and that his signature thereto affixed I believe to be in his own proper hand writing In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County this 7 day of December A D 1833
John D c Witt Clerk
(11)

Esquire Tinker of the town of Waterford in New London County State of Connecticut of lawful age viz about seventy three years having been duly affirmed according to law in his affirmation aforesaid doth depose & say That some time in the year 1777. he the Deponent was in the service of the United Colonies, in Fort Trumbull in New London County & State aforesaid - That he remembers that Mr. Aaron Fox now of said Waterford and an applicant for a pension was in a Company of Drafted Militia as he believes which was then part of the Garrison - That there were several companies of Militia in the Fort at different times during deponents own service in said Fort - That Capt. Burge & Captains Thompson & Shapley were Captains of said Fort & he cannot recollect the name of the Captain under whose command the said Fox lived served. That he the Deponent knew the said Fox before he went into the service & also remembers that said Fox was much ridiculed on account of his religious scruples against fighting & That he was on that account most commonly occupied in waiting & tending & on picket duty That he has seen the said Fox within a few days & knows him to be the same person with whom he served - That deponent is infirm and could not attend Court on the day he promised on account of the weather - That the said Aaron Fox has always lived in the town of New London or Waterford - That he has always been considered as an honest & respectable man & in the opinion of deponent he well deserves that character
New London County ss. Waterford affirmed before me on this 6 th day of December A.D. 1833.
Esquire Tinker
James Rogers Justice of Peace

State of Connecticut } New London County } js
I John D e Witt Clerk of the County Court in and for said New London County do hereby certify that James Rogers as of before whom the within Deposition of Ezekiel Kipke was taken was on the 6 th day Decem- Instant still is a Justice of the peace in and for said New London County & that his signature thereto affixed be lieve to be in his own proper hand wri- ting - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 7 day of December A D 1839
John D e Witt Clerk
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New London Conn. Jan'y 20 th 1834.
Sir,
The application of Mr. Aaron Fox of Watertown in this State for a Pension which were forwarded to Washington & returned for further proof are  was again returned to the Commissioner of Pensions with all the additional proof which can be obtained.
This additional proof consists of a Certificate from the Comptroller of Public accounts of this State that Captain Nathl. Cornstock was in the public service at the time mentioned by the applicant so far as the fact of the payment of that officers Company at that time, can prove the fact.
This applicant states that he enlisted into Captain Cornstocks Company in June 1776. to serve for six months. & supports his statement by the testimony of Mr. Paul Beke, now of the town of Watertown a Pensioner of the U.S. under the act of 1818. From the testimony of this witness it would seem that the actual service of the applicant is fully proved. The certificate of the Comptroller settles that fact if any doubt exist that a company commanded by an officer of the name mentioned was in the service at the time & place which he had stated before he knew that any other proof could be obtained other than what was at first forwarded. With regard to the duration of the service I believe there is no positive proof excepting the declaration of the applicant & the testimony of Mr. Beke who it will be seen testifies that to the best of his (Beke's) recollection Fox served six months. From the certificate of the Comptroller it will be seen that the records of the state furnish nothing from which proof of duration can be obtained. It is understood that the papers, books and accounts

accounts which did contain the proof of the services of the Connecticut Militia & troops have been all destroyed.
With regard to the second term of service there is less proof. The declaration of the applicant himself is not so precise as could be wished but the reference is had to the depositions of Messrs Bauckham & Tinker & to that of the Rev Mr Burrow I trust that it will be considered as proved. It will be seen that Mr Bauckham states that he was present when Foy was taken by an officer & guard & carried off from a religious meeting towards the fort in New London. Mr Tinker also states that he was personally knowing to the facts of the service of Foy in the fort in New London & the Rev Mr Burrow states that some of the facts stated in the declaration have long been known to him from traditional evidence. This testimony it is hoped place this claim beyond all doubt.
When the testimony of these witnesses particularly that of Mr Burrow is referred to it will not appear strange that there should be an error in the declaration of the applicant with regard to his own age. Indeed it is doubtful if the mistake was not made by myself in taking down the minutes of his declaration & that when they were read to him in court that the error escaped his notice. I believe that Mr Burrow has got the age nearer the fact, and from the intimacy between them I think he would be more likely to know than Mr Foy himself.
This applicant is as will be seen by Mr Foy's deposition very much broken in his mind & memory, & is in a state of weak mental imbecility, with regard to some of the events of his life - His first term of service seems to have made a considerable impression upon his mind & he has remembered far better than I supposed he would have done. But of the second his recollections, as will be seen by his declaration, are very vague. Had not this term of service been so fully sustained by the testimony of three credible witnesses I should not have advised him to have claimed for it, as it stands I hope it will be allowed him & they leave to

to add that few events of the same nature would have been proved by living witnesses, to have taken place at so remote a period of time -
In consideration that the old gentleman was not able or willing to be more precise in his statements I have been led to recommend to him adopt the form prescribed in Note c of the printed circular or brief which has been issued by the Commissioners. By this it was hoped that a course was adopted which would secure the applicant against unintentional misrepresentation and at the same time comply with the requirements of the Commissioners.
It is presumed that there will be no need of the Certificate of the Comptroller being attached with tape & seal to the declaration as there it seems not to come within the purview of the regulation headed "Mode of authenticating papers" -
I am very respectfully your Obedient Servant Th. S. Perkins
To
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington